The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-05
ne Various and All About.

DiE anu dusty.
The street sprinkler should start Oh
his rounds.
The cool nights have been rather lniu-
r;ous to the cotton.
Mr.. ". II. Patton is sewing ice cream
at his bakery ut 10 cents.
There IS now plenty OF dust Oh The
sidewalk in front OF the poStoflicc.
DR.. Pelham has shipped two lots OF
cigars TO Dakota i'll the last month.
Small grain is looking very we'll and
there is iair acreage planted in this
! county.
The Town Council will take I census
of the town Of Newberry, beginning on
the 10th OF May.
The steam fire engine for Lanrens
went up the road on the old Lpurens on
last Tuesday. 1t is a beauty.
George Scott, colorcd, says he has the
finest wheat in No. township. He
lives up in the Little River section.
The colorcd Baptists passed down the
road en- massc on Tuesday 10 the Baptist
State Convention. which meets i'll Co
lumbia.
MesSrS. Scott & Bro. have L labor
saving washing machine on sale at their
store, which is guaranteed TO give salts
faction.
The CITY fathers have force OF hands
at work deepening the bed OF the creek
below the culvert, preparatory to en-
lareing the culvcrt. 1t is rock bottom
and they have to blast.
Next Tuesday, May TO-, is Memorial
day. We suppose it will be observed in
quiet way by the citizens OF Newbcrry.
1t should be. The tribute Of flowers
and remembrance should be paid the
Confederate dead.
The town OF Chappells receives the
weather reports every day, and hoists
the signals. Newberry could do the
same if it were anybody;s business to
put up the pole and fix place for the
signals. Why should the Town Council
not do i?
Last Monday WIS salesday, but very
few persons came to town, and no prop
erty was offered for sale by any OF the
officials, except Justice Blease's consta-
Bile, who tried to sell a wagon under ex-
ecuton, but Il notice OF claim Of home
stead stopped it.
The County Commissioners held their
regular monthly meeting on Tuesday.
They will meet at Brazzleman'S bridge
on next Wednesday, 11th May, to look
at the different places proposed for the
bridge; and also to consider the propri-
ETY. OF running ferry there for the
present until the bridge can be built,
and to consider any Suggestions in con-
nection with the location and construc-
ton OF a bridge at that place.
Dr.. and Mrs. P. B. Ruff moved into
their new house on Friend street last
Saturday, and in the afternoon there
was a praycr-meeting held there; and
after the prayer-meeting their friends
and immediate neighbors, to the utter
surprise of DR. and Mrs. Ruff, gave them
pounding, from which Mrs. Ruff says
she not only escaped unhurt, but was
much delighted and gratitied at this to-
ken OF kindness from her friends and
neighborS.
The approaching Commencement oi
the Columbia Female College promises
to be all unusually enjoyable one. In
addition to the programme already an.
nounced, we take pleasure in stating
that Rev. r. D. Smart will deliver the
address before the Woman;s Missionary
Society. Rev. A. Coke Smith, PROF. F
G. Woodward and Rev. R. D. Smart
these names CT themselves are sufficient
| to draw many visitors, without the addet
attraction of the ''sweet girl graduates
and undergraduates too, for that
NATTER Christian 4lrocate.
In the case OF Jas. T. Hornsby vs.. the
South Carolina Railway Company, Sher
if: Rowan sold engine No. %, and also
a four acre lot at the corner Of Geryai$
and Lincoln streets, for the sum Of
s2,29S99. The railway company bought
both in at the figures named. The tota
was inst sufficient to satisfy the Hornsby
judgment against the railway company
with costs. The judgment was for dam
ages received by the plaintiff while in
the employ of the company. The en-
gine was seized abont six weeks ago
and has lain idle in the yard since then
and the let was attached at later date
Sheriff Rowan gave notice that ii tht
terms OF the sale were not complied
with by l2 o'clock tomorrow, the en-
gine and land would be put up at same
place and resold.. Columbia cor. Dali,
Press, Nuy.2. The railway company
has since paid the amount OF damage!
awarded Mr.. Uornsby.